{"id":8845,"date":"2026-03-06T03:35:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T22:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/man-city-close-in-on-anderson-fridays-gossip\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T03:35:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T22:05:02","slug":"man-city-close-in-on-anderson-fridays-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/man-city-close-in-on-anderson-fridays-gossip\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City close in on Anderson &#8211; Friday&#8217;s gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Published41 minutes ago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-city\">Manchester City<\/a> are closing in on a deal for Elliot Anderson, several Premier League clubs are interested in <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/fulham\">Fulham<\/a>&#x27;s Samuel Amissah, and <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\">Liverpool<\/a> have identified Yan Diomande as a replacement for Mohamed Salah.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-city\">Manchester City<\/a> are close to completing a deal to sign England midfielder Elliot Anderson from <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/nottingham-forest\">Nottingham Forest<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/manchester-city\/elliot-anderson-mega-money-man-city-signing-done-deal-exclusive\">(Teamtalk), <!-- -->external<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anderson favours a move to City over neighbours <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\">Manchester United<\/a>, but <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/nottingham-forest\">Nottingham Forest<\/a> value the 23-year-old at more than \u00a370m. <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/4026365\/man-city-elliot-anderson-interest-nottingham-forest\/\">(Talksport), <!-- -->external<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\">Arsenal<\/a>, <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\">Manchester United<\/a> and <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\">Chelsea<\/a> are set to battle to sign England Under-19 centre-back Samuel Amissah, 18, from <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/fulham\">Fulham<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2026\/03\/05\/arsenal-man-utd-chelsea-england-samuel-amissah-transfer\/\">(Telegraph &#8211; 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subscription required), <!-- -->external<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\">Manchester United<\/a> plan to hold contract talks with Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 31, after this summer&#x27;s World Cup. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-man-united-plan-bruno-fernandes-talks-this-is-when-new-deal-could-be-signed\/\">(Football Insider), <!-- -->external<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\">Chelsea<\/a> and <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-city\">Manchester City<\/a> are among the clubs interested in Bayern Munich&#x27;s 21-year-old Germany midfielder Aleksandar Pavlovic, who could cost 65m euros (\u00a356m). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2026\/03\/05\/aleksandar-pavlovic-transfer-chelsea-eye-man-city-target\/\">(Caught Offside), <!-- -->external<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Related topics<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/sport\/football\/european\">European Football<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/sport\/football\/premier-league\">Premier League<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/sport\/football\">Football<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>More on this story<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/sport\/football\/articles\/ce8e6y90g2jo\">\n<p>Get the latest on your Premier League team<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Published17 October 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/sport\/football-quizzes\">\n<p>All your football quizzes in one place<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/sounds\/series\/p02nrsln\">\n<p>Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man City close in on Anderson &#8211; 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